CVE-2015-5889
HighPublished
rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment variables.
- Published
- Oct 9, 2015
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- apple
- Evidence observed
- Oct 1, 2015
Primary CVSS
7.2/ 10High
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C5.1%
Low · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 92.2%
- Model date
- Oct 13, 2026
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Summary
rsh in the remote_cmds component in Apple OS X before 10.11 allows local users to obtain root privileges via vectors involving environment variables.
Sources
Repository evidence: Files: 1 · Repositories: 1
1 Module
modules/exploits/osx/local/rsh_libmalloc.rb
Metasploit Framework modulesDeclared conditions
- platform: OSX,Python($.exploit_osx/local/rsh_libmalloc.platform)
- verification: check_not_declared($.exploit_osx/local/rsh_libmalloc.check)
- rootOSExploit
macOS Privilege Escalation Helper
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